tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post5510986736461382977..comments2024-03-24T14:03:33.932-07:00Comments on Every 70s Movie: Every Little Crook and Nanny (1972)By Peter Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11385971732301020652noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-29451449576189011542017-12-14T03:19:21.648-08:002017-12-14T03:19:21.648-08:00It was directed by Cy Howard who had made a splash...It was directed by Cy Howard who had made a splash with the sleeper hit a year or so earlier "Lovers and Other Strangers" He was a well-knowh Hollywood gag writer and made a good living writing (uncredited) special material for a wide array of comedians. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11177432692806101132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-79588218145704034752017-12-10T13:53:49.593-08:002017-12-10T13:53:49.593-08:00As noted above, Every Little Crook and Nanny is ba...As noted above, <i>Every Little Crook and Nanny</i> is based on a novel by Evan Hunter (aka Ed McBain).<br /><br />I happened to get this book when it first came out; Hunter usually saved humor for the 'Ed McBain' 87th Precinct books, which caught my notice.<br /><br />The novel has photo illustrations of the various characters, posed for by Hunter's family and friends - including his father, his three grown sons (all fiercely bearded in late '60s style), his first ex-wife (she's the Nanny), his former father father-in-law, and various other souls from his circle.<br />Hunter himself posed for one of the characters, a goonish gangster in a stocking mask; he credits himself as 'Ed McBain'.<br /><br />We're not talking stark realism here; <i>...Nanny</i> the novel is an out-and-out pulp farce.<br />As for the movie version, I recall that it sat on various shelves for several years, before its eventual release - which was more like witness protection: as few theaters as possible, in and out in a week.<br />So There Too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527404061764217504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-6312440304227959112017-12-09T14:28:19.763-08:002017-12-09T14:28:19.763-08:00Something tells me the title is the most clever th...Something tells me the title is the most clever thing about this film.JKruppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15048219765643120654noreply@blogger.com